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Lophosteus

Osteichthyes - Lophosteidae

Taxonomy
Lophosteus was named by Pander (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: S u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Lophosteidae.

It was assigned to Psammosteidae by Jordan (1963); to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Osteichthyes by Long (2011); to Osteichthyes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Lophosteidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Lophosteus Pander
1963Lophosteus Jordan p. 585
2002Lophosteus Sepkoski
2011Lophosteus Long p. 242
2016Lophosteus Nelson et al. p. 101
2019Lophosteus van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
familyLophosteidaeGross 1969
genusLophosteusPander 1856

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Lophosteus Pander 1856
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Lophosteus canadensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus connexus Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus incrementus Burrow 1995
Lophosteus ohesaarensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus superbus Pander 1856
Lophosteus uralensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pragian or 426.70000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Queensland) L. superbus (232518)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania L. superbus (207344)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) L. superbus (193837)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) L. incrementus (232519)